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Exhibit 99.1

 

GRAPHIC

 

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

 

Contact:

 

Frank Semple, Chairman, President & CEO

1515 Arapahoe Street

 

 

 

Nancy Buese, Senior VP and CFO

Tower 1, Suite 1600

 

 

 

Dan Campbell, VP of Finance & Treasurer

Denver, Colorado 80202

 

Phone:

 

(866) 858-0482

 

 

E-mail:

 

investorrelations@markwest.com

 

MarkWest Energy Partners Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year
2010 Financial Results and Increases 2011 Distributable Cash Flow Guidance

 

DENVER—February 28, 2011—MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE) (the Partnership) today reported record quarterly cash available for distribution to common unitholders, or distributable cash flow (DCF), of $69.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010, and $241.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. DCF for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010, represents 142 percent and 130 percent coverage, respectively, of the cash distributions declared for those periods. As a Master Limited Partnership, cash distributions to common unitholders are largely determined based on DCF. A reconciliation of DCF to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is provided within the financial tables of this press release.

 

The Partnership reported Adjusted EBITDA of $88.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010, and $333.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. MarkWest believes the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information because it is commonly used by investors in Master Limited Partnerships to assess financial performance and operating results of ongoing business operations.  A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is provided within the financial tables of this press release.

 

The Partnership reported income (loss) before provision for income tax for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010, of $(50.2) million and of $34.3 million, respectively.  Income (loss) before provision for income tax for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010, includes $(75.3) million and $(60.5) million, respectively, of non-cash costs associated with the change in mark-to-market of derivative instruments and loss associated with the redemption of debt. Excluding these non-cash items, income (loss) before provision for income tax for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010, would have been $25.1 million and $94.8 million, respectively.

 

“We are very pleased with our execution and performance over the past year, which resulted in strong growth in distributable cash flow and the continued expansion of our midstream operations in the Northeast, Southwest, and Liberty business units,” said Frank Semple, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “We have raised more than $1 billion in capital since the beginning of 2010 to fund our recent acquisitions and to support our organic growth projects in the some of the best resource plays in the United States.  Our inventory of high-quality projects, coupled with our strong balance sheet and distribution coverage ratio, puts us in a great position to continue to provide top-quartile total returns for our unitholders.”

 

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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

 

Capital Markets

 

·                  On November 2, 2010, the Partnership completed a public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2020. The Partnership used the net proceeds from the offering to redeem its outstanding $375 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2014, to repay borrowings under its revolving credit facility, and to provide working capital for general Partnership purposes.

 

·                  On January 14, 2011, the Partnership completed a common unit equity offering of 3.45 million common units.  The net proceeds of approximately $138 million were used primarily to fund a portion of the costs associated with the recently completed acquisition of EQT Corporation’s Langley, Kentucky natural gas processing complex and the partially completed Ranger natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline.

 

·                  On February 24, 2011, the Partnership completed a public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.5% senior unsecured notes due 2021 resulting in net proceeds of $296.0 million. The Partnership used $294.4 million of the net proceeds from the offering to purchase 99% of its outstanding $275 million 8.5% senior notes due 2016, including accrued interest, pursuant to a tender offer for any and all of such outstanding notes.  On February 9, 2011, the Partnership commenced a tender offer for up to $125 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 8.75% senior notes due 2018. On February 23, 2011, the tender offer amount was increased to $170 million and as of such date, holders of the senior notes due 2018 had tendered approximately $165.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 8.75% senior notes due 2018 for repurchase at various bid prices. The tender offer for the senior notes due 2018 expires on March 9, 2011.

 

Business Development

 

·                  On February 1, 2011, the Partnership completed the acquisition of EQT’s Langley processing complex and Ranger NGL pipeline for approximately $230 million.  The Langley complex includes a 100 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) cryogenic processing plant, a 75 MMcf/d refrigeration processing plant, and approximately 28,000 horsepower of compression.  The Partnership will complete the Ranger pipeline to allow NGLs recovered at the Langley processing complex to be delivered via pipeline to the Partnership’s Siloam fractionation, storage, and marketing complex in South Shore, Kentucky.  The Partnership will also install a new 60 MMcf/d cryogenic processing plant to expand the Langley cryogenic processing capacity. The Ranger pipeline and the new processing plant are expected to be online by mid 2012.

 

In conjunction with the acquisition, the Partnership executed a long-term agreement with EQT to provide processing services for EQT’s Kentucky Huron/Berea shale gas and to extend its existing agreement with EQT to provide NGL transportation, fractionation, and marketing services until 2022.

 

·                  On February 23, 2011, MarkWest announced the expansion of its Arapaho processing complex in Western Oklahoma to serve increasing volumes of liquids-rich natural gas production from Granite Wash producers, including Newfield Exploration and LINN Energy.  MarkWest’s producer customers are focusing their drilling plans on the liquids-rich zones in the Granite Wash, which has significantly increased the percentage of rich-gas volumes that MarkWest is gathering and processing.  To support this growth, MarkWest will expand its rich-gas gathering and compression facilities as well as its Arapaho processing complex.  Upon

 

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completion of the facility expansions in the third quarter of 2011, the processing capacity at the Arapaho complex will increase by 60 MMcf/d to a total of 220 MMcf/d.  The gathering and processing expansions are supported by long-term agreements with producer customers.

 

·                  Liberty — On January 4, 2011, MarkWest Liberty, a partnership between MarkWest and The Energy & Minerals Group, announced the development of a natural gas processing plant near EQT’s Logansport compressor station in Wetzel County, West Virginia.  MarkWest Liberty will construct a 120 MMcf/d cryogenic gas processing facility and associated NGL pipeline by mid 2012 to process rich gas transported in EQT Corporation’s Equitrans gas pipeline. The NGLs recovered at the plant will be transported via a newly constructed pipeline to MarkWest Liberty’s fractionation, storage, and marketing complex in Houston, Pennsylvania.

 

On January 19, 2011, MarkWest Liberty announced the execution of a long-term agreement with Chesapeake Energy Corporation to provide additional natural gas midstream services for Chesapeake’s substantial rich-gas Marcellus acreage in northern West Virginia. MarkWest Liberty will provide the midstream services at its Majorsville, West Virginia processing complex, which includes a 135 MMcf/d cryogenic gas processing plant that is operating near capacity and a second 135 MMcf/d cryogenic plant that is under construction and nearing completion.  The NGLs recovered at Majorsville are transported via pipeline to MarkWest Liberty’s Houston complex.

 

FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

Balance Sheet

 

·                  At December 31, 2010, the Partnership had $63.9 million of cash and cash equivalents in wholly owned subsidiaries and $677.6 million available for borrowing under its $705 million revolving credit facility after consideration of $27.4 million of outstanding letters of credit.

 

Operating Results

 

·                  Operating income before items not allocated to segments for the three months ended December 31, 2010, was $134.6 million, an increase of $24.1 million when compared to segment operating income of $110.5 million in the same period in 2009.  This increase is primarily attributable to higher commodity prices compared to the prior year quarter, an increase in throughput volumes and NGL sales in certain business units, and a larger contribution from the Liberty segment.

 

·                  Operating income before items not allocated to segments does not include realized gain (loss) on commodity derivative instruments. Realized losses on commodity derivative instruments were $(19.8) million in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to realized losses on commodity derivative instruments of $(6.9) million in the fourth quarter of 2009.

 

·                  In the fourth quarter of 2010, the Partnership recorded a charge of $46.3 million related to the redemption of its $375 million of senior notes due 2014. Approximately $36.6 million related to a non-cash write off of the unamortized discount and deferred finance costs and approximately $9.7 million related to the call and tender premiums associated with redeeming the 2014 senior notes.  The effect of this refinancing was to extend the maturity of this portion of the Partnership’s long-term debt until 2020 and to reduce the Partnership’s cost of debt capital.

 

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Growth Capital Expenditures

 

·                  For the three months and year ended December 31, 2010, the Partnership’s portion of growth capital expenditures was $55.3 million and $264.5 million, respectively.

 

2011 DCF AND GROWTH CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FORECAST

 

The Partnership increased its 2011 DCF forecast to a range of $260 million to $310 million based on forecasted operational volumes from existing operations, growth capital projects that will be completed and commence operations during 2011, derivative instruments currently outstanding, and a reasonable range of price estimates for crude oil and natural gas.  The midpoint of this range results in approximately 146 percent coverage of the Partnership’s full-year distribution based on current quarterly distributions and common units outstanding.  A sensitivity analysis for forecasted 2011 DCF is provided within the tables of this press release.

 

The Partnership also updated its 2011 growth capital expenditure forecast to a range of $600 million to $650 million, which includes the $230 million acquisition of EQT’s Langley processing complex and the Ranger NGL pipeline. The Partnership forecasts maintenance capital for 2011 in a range of $10 million to $20 million.

 

CONFERENCE CALL

 

The Partnership will host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review its fourth quarter 2010 financial results. Interested parties can participate in the call by dialing 800-475-0218, passcode “MarkWest”, approximately ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time. To access the webcast, please visit the Investor Relations section of the Partnership’s website at www.markwest.com. A replay of the conference call will be available on the MarkWest website or by dialing 800-879-1270 (no passcode required).

 

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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. is a master limited partnership engaged in the gathering, transportation, and processing of natural gas; the transportation, fractionation, marketing, and storage of natural gas liquids; and the gathering and transportation of crude oil. MarkWest has extensive natural gas gathering, processing, and transmission operations in the southwest, Gulf Coast, and northeast regions of the United States, including the Marcellus Shale, and is the largest natural gas processor and fractionator in the Appalachian region.

 

This press release includes “forward-looking statements.”  All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated herein may constitute forward-looking statements.  Actual results could vary significantly from those expressed or implied in such statements and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.  Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.  The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that affect our operations, financial performance, and other factors as discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Among the factors that could cause results to differ materially are those risks discussed in the periodic reports we file with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  You are urged to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and other disclosures made in those filings, specifically those under the heading “Risk Factors.”  We do not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.

 

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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

Financial Statistics

(in thousands, except per unit data)

 

 

 

Three months ended December 31,

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Statement of Operations Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

356,630

 

$

282,335

 

$

1,241,563

 

$

858,635

 

Derivative loss

 

(56,639

)

(55,179

)

(53,932

)

(120,352

)

Total revenue

 

299,991

 

227,156

 

1,187,631

 

738,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased product costs

 

169,508

 

134,774

 

578,627

 

408,826

 

Derivative loss related to purchased product costs

 

2,720

 

28,929

 

27,713

 

68,883

 

Facility expenses

 

38,183

 

33,032

 

151,449

 

126,977

 

Derivative gain related to facility expenses

 

(859

)

(495

)

(1,295

)

(373

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

20,194

 

17,463

 

75,258

 

63,728

 

Depreciation

 

33,831

 

25,916

 

123,198

 

95,537

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

10,254

 

10,193

 

40,833

 

40,831

 

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

1,033

 

245

 

3,149

 

1,677

 

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

(45

)

51

 

237

 

198

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

 

 

5,855

 

Total operating expenses

 

274,819

 

250,108

 

999,169

 

812,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

25,172

 

(22,952

)

188,462

 

(73,856

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

45

 

2,245

 

1,562

 

3,505

 

Gain on sale of unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

6,801

 

 

6,801

 

Interest income

 

485

 

148

 

1,670

 

349

 

Interest expense

 

(27,903

)

(23,455

)

(103,873

)

(87,419

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs and discount (a component of interest expense)

 

(1,747

)

(3,190

)

(10,264

)

(9,718

)

Derivative gain related to interest expense

 

 

244

 

1,871

 

2,509

 

Loss on redemption of debt

 

(46,326

)

 

(46,326

)

 

Miscellaneous income (expense), net

 

60

 

(87

)

1,189

 

2,459

 

(Loss) income before provision for income tax

 

(50,214

)

(40,246

)

34,291

 

(155,370

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income tax (benefit) expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

(2,599

)

1,542

 

7,655

 

8,072

 

Deferred

 

(4,421

)

(15,395

)

(4,466

)

(50,088

)

Total provision for income tax

 

(7,020

)

(13,853

)

3,189

 

(42,016

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

(43,194

)

(26,393

)

31,102

 

(113,354

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

(10,915

)

(3,400

)

(30,635

)

(5,314

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to the Partnership

 

$

(54,109

)

$

(29,793

)

$

467

 

$

(118,668

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders per common unit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.76

)

$

(0.45

)

$

(0.01

)

$

(1.97

)

Diluted

 

$

(0.76

)

$

(0.45

)

$

(0.01

)

$

(1.97

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of outstanding common units:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

71,440

 

66,266

 

70,128

 

60,957

 

Diluted

 

71,440

 

66,266

 

70,128

 

60,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash flow provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

115,090

 

$

75,236

 

$

312,328

 

$

223,101

 

Investing activities

 

$

(112,287

)

$

(57,066

)

$

(485,936

)

$

(461,753

)

Financing activities

 

$

(33,848

)

$

14,276

 

$

143,306

 

$

333,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributable cash flow

 

$

69,138

 

$

63,202

 

$

241,080

 

$

192,398

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

88,233

 

$

76,933

 

$

333,115

 

$

279,183

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

December 31, 2009

 

Balance Sheet Data

 

 

 

 

 

Working capital

 

$

(43,296

)

$

13,536

 

Total assets

 

3,333,362

 

3,014,737

 

Total debt

 

1,273,434

 

1,170,072

 

Total equity

 

1,536,020

 

1,379,393

 

 

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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

Operating Statistics

 

 

 

Three months ended December 31,

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Southwest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gathering systems throughput (Mcf/d)

 

420,600

 

447,500

 

430,300

 

454,400

 

NGL product sales (gallons)

 

59,493,800

 

65,727,900

 

245,781,200

 

245,787,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foss Lake gathering system throughput (Mcf/d)

 

69,300

 

78,500

 

71,100

 

86,600

 

Stiles Ranch gathering system throughput (Mcf/d)

 

119,900

 

85,200

 

112,300

 

89,300

 

Grimes gathering system throughput (Mcf/d)

 

7,400

 

8,600

 

7,700

 

9,700

 

Arapaho NGL product sales (gallons)

 

40,759,200

 

34,016,500

 

134,118,600

 

126,870,500

 

Southeast Oklahoma gathering system throughput (Mcf/d)

 

513,600

 

456,100

 

521,400

 

416,800

 

Arkoma Connector Pipeline throughput (Mcf/d) (1)

 

367,200

 

318,300

 

375,900

 

277,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Southwest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appleby gathering system throughput (Mcf/d)

 

30,500

 

38,400

 

31,600

 

47,300

 

Other gathering systems throughput (Mcf/d) (2) 

 

6,800

 

9,300

 

7,900

 

10,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northeast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appalachia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas processed (Mcf/d) (3)

 

172,100

 

185,700

 

188,700

 

194,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep-whole sales (gallons)

 

31,382,700

 

41,111,800

 

136,711,200

 

145,493,100

 

Percent-of-proceeds sales (gallons)

 

32,368,400

 

29,988,000

 

120,255,100

 

99,910,200

 

Total NGL product sales (gallons) (4)

 

63,751,100

 

71,099,800

 

256,966,300

 

245,403,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil transported for a fee (Bbl/d)

 

14,100

 

11,900

 

12,800

 

12,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas processed (Mcf/d)

 

239,000

 

77,200

 

215,700

 

51,800

 

Gathering system throughput (Mcf/d)

 

185,000

 

80,500

 

142,200

 

53,500

 

NGL product sales (gallons)

 

42,549,100

 

15,413,800

 

119,921,400

 

34,409,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gulf Coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Javelina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refinery off-gas processed (Mcf/d)

 

119,200

 

123,700

 

118,600

 

120,200

 

Liquids fractionated (Bbl/d)

 

21,700

 

23,200

 

22,500

 

23,200

 

 


(1)

 

The Arkoma Connector Pipeline was placed into service in July 2009. The volume reported for 2009 is the average daily rate for the days of operation.

(2)

 

Excludes lateral pipelines where revenue is not based on throughput.

(3)

 

Includes throughput from the Kenova, Cobb, and Boldman processing plants.

(4)

 

Represents sales at the Siloam NGL fractionation plant. The total sales exclude 20,951,500 gallons and 10,163,200 gallons sold by the Northeast on behalf of Liberty for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 60,909,100 gallons and 23,285,600 gallons sold for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

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Operating Income before Items not Allocated to Segments and Reconciliation to GAAP Financial Measure

(in thousands)

 

Three months ended December 31, 2010

 

Southwest

 

Northeast

 

Liberty

 

Gulf Coast

 

Total

 

Revenue

 

$

186,717

 

$

108,154

 

$

39,557

 

$

22,202

 

$

356,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased product costs

 

88,111

 

73,127

 

8,270

 

 

169,508

 

Facility expenses

 

21,229

 

4,958

 

4,907

 

9,462

 

40,556

 

Total operating expenses before items not allocated to segments

 

109,340

 

78,085

 

13,177

 

9,462

 

210,064

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of operating income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

1,478

 

 

10,509

 

 

11,987

 

Operating income before items not allocated to segments

 

$

75,899

 

$

30,069

 

$

15,871

 

$

12,740

 

$

134,579

 

 

Three months ended December 31, 2009

 

Southwest

 

Northeast

 

Liberty

 

Gulf Coast

 

Total

 

Revenue

 

$

152,402

 

$

94,764

 

$

18,458

 

$

16,711

 

$

282,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased product costs

 

70,565

 

57,786

 

6,423

 

 

134,774

 

Facility expenses

 

17,918

 

5,543

 

5,711

 

3,791

 

32,963

 

Total operating expenses before items not allocated to segments

 

88,483

 

63,329

 

12,134

 

3,791

 

167,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of operating income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

1,606

 

 

2,524

 

 

4,130

 

Operating income before items not allocated to segments

 

$

62,313

 

$

31,435

 

$

3,800

 

$

12,920

 

$

110,468

 

 

 

 

Three months ended December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before items not allocated to segments

 

$

134,579

 

$

110,468

 

Portion of operating income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

11,987

 

4,130

 

Derivative loss not allocated to segments

 

(58,500

)

(83,613

)

Compensation expense included in facility expenses not allocated to segments

 

(478

)

(231

)

Facility expenses adjustments

 

2,851

 

162

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(20,194

)

(17,463

)

Depreciation

 

(33,831

)

(25,916

)

Amortization of intangible assets

 

(10,254

)

(10,193

)

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

(1,033

)

(245

)

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

45

 

(51

)

Income (loss) from operations

 

25,172

 

(22,952

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

45

 

2,245

 

Gain on sale of unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

6,801

 

Interest income

 

485

 

148

 

Interest expense

 

(27,903

)

(23,455

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs and discount (a component of interest expense)

 

(1,747

)

(3,190

)

Derivative gain related to interest expense

 

 

244

 

Loss on redemption of debt

 

(46,326

)

 

Miscellaneous income (expense), net

 

60

 

(87

)

Loss before provision for income tax

 

$

(50,214

)

$

(40,246

)

 

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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

Operating Income before Items not Allocated to Segments and Reconciliation to GAAP Financial Measure

(in thousands)

 

Year ended December 31, 2010

 

Southwest

 

Northeast

 

Liberty

 

Gulf Coast

 

Total

 

Revenue

 

$

665,768

 

$

384,724

 

$

105,911

 

$

85,160

 

$

1,241,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased product costs

 

308,960

 

252,827

 

16,840

 

 

578,627

 

Facility expenses

 

81,772

 

19,513

 

24,028

 

33,337

 

158,650

 

Total operating expenses before items not allocated to segments

 

390,732

 

272,340

 

40,868

 

33,337

 

737,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of operating income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

6,440

 

 

26,126

 

 

32,566

 

Operating income before items not allocated to segments

 

$

268,596

 

$

112,384

 

$

38,917

 

$

51,823

 

$

471,720

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2009

 

Southwest

 

Northeast

 

Liberty

 

Gulf Coast

 

Total

 

Revenue

 

$

492,369

 

$

260,529

 

$

47,968

 

$

57,769

 

$

858,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased product costs

 

221,021

 

175,326

 

12,479

 

 

408,826

 

Facility expenses

 

73,621

 

20,339

 

16,268

 

16,094

 

126,322

 

Total operating expenses before items not allocated to segments

 

294,642

 

195,665

 

28,747

 

16,094

 

535,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of operating income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

2,613

 

 

6,637

 

 

9,250

 

Operating income before items not allocated to segments

 

$

195,114

 

$

64,864

 

$

12,584

 

$

41,675

 

$

314,237

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before items not allocated to segments

 

$

471,720

 

$

314,237

 

Portion of operating income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

32,566

 

9,250

 

Derivative loss not allocated to segments

 

(80,350

)

(188,862

)

Compensation expense included in facility expenses not allocated to segments

 

(1,890

)

(1,032

)

Facility expenses adjustments

 

9,091

 

377

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(75,258

)

(63,728

)

Depreciation

 

(123,198

)

(95,537

)

Amortization of intangible assets

 

(40,833

)

(40,831

)

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

(3,149

)

(1,677

)

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

(237

)

(198

)

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

(5,855

)

Income (loss) from operations

 

188,462

 

(73,856

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

1,562

 

3,505

 

Gain on sale of unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

6,801

 

Interest income

 

1,670

 

349

 

Interest expense

 

(103,873

)

(87,419

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs and discount (a component of interest expense)

 

(10,264

)

(9,718

)

Derivative gain related to interest expense

 

1,871

 

2,509

 

Loss on redemption of debt

 

(46,326

)

 

Miscellaneous income, net

 

1,189

 

2,459

 

Income (loss) before provision for income tax

 

$

34,291

 

$

(155,370

)

 

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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Distributable Cash Flow

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three months ended December 31,

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(43,194

)

$

(26,393

)

$

31,102

 

$

(113,354

)

Depreciation, amortization, impairment, and other non-cash operating expenses

 

45,151

 

36,483

 

167,729

 

144,410

 

Loss on redemption of debt, net of tax benefit

 

42,021

 

 

42,021

 

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

1,747

 

3,190

 

10,264

 

9,718

 

Non-cash earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

(45

)

(2,245

)

(1,562

)

(3,505

)

Distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

6,030

 

2,508

 

(405

)

Gain on sale of unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

(6,801

)

 

(6,801

)

Starfish partial insurance settlement

 

 

(2,747

)

 

546

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

1,073

 

572

 

7,529

 

3,914

 

Non-cash derivative activity

 

38,671

 

76,324

 

23,889

 

223,564

 

Provision for income tax - deferred

 

(4,421

)

(15,395

)

(4,466

)

(50,088

)

Cash adjustment for non-controlling interest of consolidated subsidiaries

 

(11,286

)

(3,675

)

(30,603

)

(8,141

)

Other

 

2,138

 

47

 

2,699

 

23

 

Maintenance capital expenditures, net

 

(2,717

)

(2,188

)

(10,030

)

(7,483

)

Distributable cash flow

 

$

69,138

 

$

63,202

 

$

241,080

 

$

192,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance capital expenditures

 

$

2,973

 

$

2,188

 

$

10,286

 

$

7,483

 

Growth capital expenditures and equity investments

 

81,522

 

89,903

 

448,382

 

479,545

 

Total capital expenditures and equity investments

 

$

84,495

 

$

92,091

 

$

458,668

 

$

487,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributable cash flow

 

$

69,138

 

$

63,202

 

$

241,080

 

$

192,398

 

Maintenance capital expenditures, net

 

2,717

 

2,188

 

10,030

 

7,483

 

Changes in receivables and other assets

 

4,427

 

(13,535

)

(28,552

)

(28,622

)

Changes in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities

 

20,850

 

20,310

 

45,185

 

38,203

 

Derivative instrument premium payments, net of amortization

 

1,689

 

1,515

 

3,275

 

5,666

 

Contributions to unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

(6,030

)

 

405

 

Cash adjustment for non-controlling interest of consolidated subsidiaries

 

11,286

 

3,675

 

30,603

 

8,141

 

Starfish partial insurance settlement

 

 

2,747

 

 

(546

)

Other

 

4,983

 

1,164

 

10,707

 

(27

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

115,090

 

$

75,236

 

$

312,328

 

$

223,101

 

 

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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three months ended December 31,

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(43,194

)

$

(26,393

)

$

31,102

 

$

(113,354

)

Non-cash compensation expense

 

1,073

 

572

 

7,529

 

3,914

 

Non-cash derivative activity

 

38,671

 

75,523

 

24,691

 

222,763

 

Interest expense (1)

 

27,404

 

24,136

 

105,181

 

94,628

 

Depreciation, amortization, impairment, and other non-cash operating expenses

 

45,151

 

36,483

 

167,729

 

144,410

 

Loss on redemption of debt

 

46,326

 

 

46,326

 

 

Provision for income tax

 

(7,020

)

(13,853

)

3,189

 

(42,016

)

Gain on sale of unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

(6,801

)

 

(6,801

)

Adjustment for cash flow from unconsolidated affiliates

 

(45

)

(1,476

)

1,044

 

(1,758

)

Adjustment related to non-wholly owned, consolidated subsidiaries

 

(19,691

)

(11,258

)

(52,322

)

(22,603

)

Other

 

(442

)

 

(1,354

)

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

88,233

 

$

76,933

 

$

333,115

 

$

279,183

 

 


(1) 2010 includes derivative activity related to interest expense and excludes interest expense related to the Steam Methane Reformer.

 

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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.

Distributable Cash Flow Sensitivity Analysis

(unaudited, in millions)

 

MarkWest periodically estimates the effect on DCF resulting from its hedge program, changes in crude oil and natural gas prices, and the correlation of NGL prices to crude oil.  The table below reflects MarkWest’s estimate of the range of DCF for 2011 at the noted crude oil prices.  The analysis assumes various combinations of crude oil prices and the ratio of crude oil to gas based on three NGL correlation scenarios, including:

 

a.               The historical average NGL correlation to crude over the past three years.

b.              One standard deviation above the historical average NGL correlation to crude over the past three years.

c.               One standard deviation below the historical average NGL correlation to crude over the past three years.

 

The analysis further assumes derivative instruments outstanding as of February 18, 2011, and production volumes estimated through December 31, 2011.

 

The range of stated hypothetical changes in commodity prices considers current and historic market performance.  During the past 10 years, the annual average NGL correlation has ranged between one standard deviation below the historical average and one standard deviation above the historical average.

 

Estimated Range of 2011 DCF

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil to Gas Ratio

 

Crude Oil Price

 

NGL Correlation

 

24:1

 

22:1

 

20:1

 

18:1

 

16:1

 

 

 

One standard deviation above historical average

 

$

396

 

$

393

 

$

389

 

$

385

 

$

379

 

$

110

 

Historical average

 

$

333

 

$

330

 

$

327

 

$

322

 

$

316

 

 

 

One standard deviation below historical average

 

$

275

 

$

272

 

$

269

 

$

264

 

$

259

 

 

 

One standard deviation above historical average

 

$

371

 

$

368

 

$

365

 

$

361

 

$

355

 

$

100

 

Historical average

 

$

316

 

$

313

 

$

310

 

$

306

 

$

301

 

 

 

One standard deviation below historical average

 

$

263

 

$

260

 

$

257

 

$

252

 

$

248

 

 

 

One standard deviation above historical average

 

$

346

 

$

343

 

$

340

 

$

336

 

$

332

 

$

90

 

Historical average

 

$

298

 

$

296

 

$

293

 

$

289

 

$

284

 

 

 

One standard deviation below historical average

 

$

250

 

$

247

 

$

244

 

$

241

 

$

237

 

 

 

One standard deviation above historical average

 

$

320

 

$

318

 

$

315

 

$

312

 

$

308

 

$

80

 

Historical average

 

$

278

 

$

275

 

$

273

 

$

269

 

$

265

 

 

 

One standard deviation below historical average

 

$

235

 

$

232

 

$

230

 

$

226

 

$

223

 

 

 

One standard deviation above historical average

 

$

299

 

$

297

 

$

295

 

$

292

 

$

288

 

$

70

 

Historical average

 

$

261

 

$

259

 

$

257

 

$

254

 

$

251

 

 

 

One standard deviation below historical average

 

$

224

 

$

222

 

$

219

 

$

217

 

$

214

 

 

The table is based on current information, expectations, and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects, and does not consider actions MarkWest management may take to mitigate exposure to changes.  Nor does the table consider the effects that such hypothetical adverse changes may have on overall economic activity.  Historical prices and correlations do not guarantee future results.

 

Although MarkWest believes the expectations reflected in this analysis are reasonable, MarkWest can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct and readers are cautioned that projected performance, results, or distributions may not be achieved.  Actual changes in market prices, and the correlation between crude oil and NGL prices, may differ from the assumptions utilized in the analysis.  Actual results, performance, distributions, volumes, events, or transactions could vary significantly from those expressed, considered, or implied in this analysis.  All results, performance, distributions, volumes, events, or transactions are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks. Those uncertainties and risks may not be factored into or accounted for in this analysis.  Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and disclosures made in MarkWest’s periodic reports filed with the SEC, specifically those under the heading “Risk Factors.”

 

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